Israel is bombing overcrowded areas in central and southern Gaza. In Mawasi, a tiny, desolate area in the south designated by Israel as a “humanitarian area,” 17 people were killed in an airstrike.

• The Electronic Intifada

The US president expressed profound sorrow over the death of an elderly American woman on 7 October. Biden’s lack of sympathy for the more than 20,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza reflects the racism of the US ruling class, writes Basem Naim.

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“My grandson Jalal was born on 9 November 2023,” writes the baby’s namesake, Jalal al-Hallaq, from Gaza. “He is my first grandchild and, like me, was also born in a time of war, blockade and displacement.”

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